THANK YOU everyone who joined us on May 15, for our 3rd annual CIS Community of Support Breakfast!

Our Communities In Schools Site Coordinators work collaboratively to connect hundreds of identified students in need to supportive services and resources in our community.

Meet Alia – She is a student who had an F in Language Arts during the first school term. During the second term, her grade improved to a B, with an A+ on her Language Arts exam. What helped support this student’s academic improvements was our Site Coordinator’s work to connect the family to resources to help avoid eviction, connect the student to a take home snack program to address food insecurity at home, and linkage to a Holiday help program to support them financially.

Thank you to Pay It Forward from OSU for helping make our Language Garden at Columbus Global Academy a success!

Over 30 volunteers came to Columbus Global Academy to help kick off the start of a garden revitalization project. The garden will serve as an outdoor space where students can have class, study, socialize, and relax. The area in the old Brookhaven High School was previously not utilized, but we are looking forward to helping it grow and making our school a more beautiful and welcoming place to learn.

Communities In Schools of Central Ohio has been making a difference in the lives of students and schools since 1993. Our evidence-based approach, adapted to meet each community’s unique needs, is the basis for our success. Many children face challenges both inside and outside the classroom. Through our full -time school-based Site Coordinators, Communities In Schools strategically aligns and delivers needed resources so that students can focus on learning.

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The drop-out crisis affects not only the student, but our local community and our country as a whole.

Students that drop out are more likely to earn thousands less, live in poverty, suffer poor health, enter the criminal system and be dependent on government and social services. This costs the United States billions of dollars in lost revenue and increased spending on government programs. The mission of Communities In Schools is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life by addressing both the academic and non-academic needs of students.

Students with needs not addressed have a hard time learning They may be hungry, lack parental involvement, be at risk of losing their housing, go without proper clothing and live in neighborhoods where there is violence, drugs and gangs. When a student drops out, it closes a door on their dreams and ours.

Our Mission

Our Mission: To surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.

Communities In Schools believes

Communities In Schools believes that every child needs and deserves these “Five Basics”:- A one-on-one relationship with a caring adult- A safe place to learn and grow- A healthy start and a healthy future- A marketable skill to use upon graduation- A chance to give back to peers and community